Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudeand Practice and Associated Factorson the Prevention of Occupational Health Risks among Solid Waste Collectors in Lideta Sub City, Addis Ababa.
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2014-03
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Addis Abeba Universty
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Introduction:Municipal waste is produced as a result of economical productivity and
consumption. It includes nonhazardous wastes from households, commercial
establishments, institutions, markets, and industries. Municipal solid waste handling and
disposal is a growing environmental and public health concern. There is no adequate
credible evidence on workers occupational health practices and factors affecting the
practice of waste handlers in Addis Ababa which help for designing strategies to
address the problem for both government and non-government organizations.
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice on
prevention of occupational risks and associated factors among solid waste collectors in
Lideta sub-city, A.A.
Methods: A cross sectional quantitative study was employed to assess knowledge,
attitude, and practice and associated factors on occupational health risks among solid
waste collectors in Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa from March to April 2013. All 427 solid
waste collectors found in Lideta sub-city are included in the study. Structured
pretestedquestionnaire and observational checklist has been used for data collection.
The data was entered, cleaned, edited and analyzed by using epi info 3.5.1 and spss 16
version statistics software.
Results:The response rate of this study was 94.4% and female respondents accounted
69.7%. The median age of the study subjects was 35 years (ranging from 17 to 65
years). 64% of study participants had good knowledge on preventing occupational
health risks. 76.4% of solid waste collectors had good attitude and only 8.9% had good
practice on preventing occupational health risks. Job dissatisfaction is statistically
significant factor for failing to have good practice among Lideta sub-city solid waste
collectors.
Conclusion: The magnitude of having good practice on preventing occupational health
risks among solid waste collectors in Lideta sub city is very low. So, implementation of
basic occupational health services with provision of personal protective equipments and
supervising solid waste collectors on appropriate utilization is advisable
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudeand Practice